Leonardo Da Vinci, The Battle of Anghiari (1503) , wood engraving process

La Battaglia di Anghiari

  

 

I bulini di Manuel Vermeire, la Battaglia di Anghiari e la Battaglia di Monteaperti a cura di Fabio Mazzieri

Manuel Vermeire' s wood engravings "La Madonna dei Gatti and La Battaglia di Anghiari " have been selected in the upcopming "Fresh Impression" show in the Projects Gallery, Philadelphia

Opening exhibition: October 5 2012 6-9 PM
Exhibition closes: October 27 2012

www.projectsgallery.com

Philadelphia - 629 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA  19123

Recent Wood Engravings

"La Battaglia di Montaperti", Manuel Vermeire 2013

Lo scoiattolo - ManuelVermeire2011  7,8 X 5,1 cm

Martino dei poveri - ManuelVermeire2009  11 X 11 cm

"ieri, oggi, domani" - Manuel Vermeire 2011   11 X 12 cm

 

"La Battaglia di Anghiari" - Manuel Vermeire 2012  13,6 X 17,5 cm 

La madonna dei gatti - ManuelVermeire2010             10,5 X 12,7 cm

             

Manuel Vermeire is taking part in the 75th Annual Exhibition of The Society of Wood Engravers with the woodengraving: "La Battaglia di Anghiari"
- Oxford, Art Jericho. Starting Thursday 20 September to Sunday 20 October 2012

- Bath, The Victoria Gallery. Starting Saturday 24 November to Sunday 20 January 2013 (dates to be confirmed).

- London, Bankside gallery. Starting Tuesday 29 January to Saturday 9 February

http://www.woodengravers.co.uk/

La battaglia di Montaperti, wood engraving after the affresco "Papa Loene Magno ferma Attila" - Raffaello - Stanza di Eliodoro, Palazzo Vaticano.

"La Battaglia di Montaperti",

hand-printed wood engraving

  

 

  

Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629) Prancing horse

My interpretation adapted to the woodblock's shape

Anonymous Drawing 

Stanza di Eliodoro nel Vaticano. Incontro di Leone Magno e Attila

 

                           Always remember to sharpen the burin before
                                  starting the engraving work

 

The drawing is always transferred in reverse

I use a  very hard sharp pencil to transfer the drawing 

on the woodblock and not a pen because this

could leave light scratches on its surface 

In this way I avoid to have a second layer of Carbon paper

 between the photocopy and the woodblock and 

I obtain thinner and more discernable lines

  

I use typography ink which dries very fast 

and remains well fixed on the wood block

 

                                            Hard end-grain boxwood

Michelangelo (1533), The Dream of Human Life, wood engraving process

 At the moment I am working on a modified copy of a drawing by Michelangelo.

 I like the original drawing but my intention was to change the interpretation of 

 the male figure leaning on the globe.

"ieri, oggi, domani", 11 X 12 cm    Manuel Vermeire 2011

                                      

 

 

           My drawing on the left hand side, the original by Michelangelo on the right.